PYTHONINAE

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Meaning:

Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae

Synonyms:

Pythoninae; subfamily Pythoninae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pythoninae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Pythoninae"):

python (large Old World boas)

genus Python (Old World boas)

Holonyms ("Pythoninae" is a member of...):

Boidae; family Boidae (boas and pythons)